Presented as the teachings of a Japanese sage, with commentary by Mme. Blanchard, this is a course of lessons in practical judgement. It defines common sense, warns against illusion, impulse and sentimentality, and shows how sound reasoning pays off in daily life and business, in the confident tone of the early self-help movement.
A period self-improvement manual whose oriental framing is largely a literary device, for readers curious about early twentieth-century self-help. Download the free EPUB.